roundabout

noun

/ˈraʊndəbaʊt/

(British English)Idioms

(North American English traffic circle, rotary)
a place where two or more roads meet, forming a circle that all traffic must go around in the same direction（交通）环岛
- At the roundabout, take the second exit.到环岛后，走第二个出口。
- When entering a roundabout, give way to any traffic already on it.当进入环形交叉路口时，要给已经在上面的车辆让路。
- Leave the roundabout at the second exit.在第二个出口处驶离环岛。
- There was a lot of traffic on the roundabout.环行交叉路上车辆很多。
Wordfinder
- bypass
- carriageway
- diversion
- hard shoulder
- lane
- lay-by
- motorway
- road
- roundabout
- signpost
see also mini-roundaboutTopics Transport by car or lorryb2
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(North American English merry-go-round)
a round platform for children to play on in a park, etc. that is pushed round while the children are sitting on it（游乐设施）旋转平台
Topics Games and toysc1
(British English)
(also merry-go-round British and North American English, carousel especially in North American English)
a round platform with model horses, cars, etc. that turns around and around and that children ride on at a fairground（游乐设施）旋转平台

Idioms

swings and roundabouts

(British English, informal) used to say that there are advantages and disadvantages whatever decision you make（表示无论如何决定都有利有弊）有得必有失
- If you earn more, you pay more in tax, so it's all swings and roundabouts.赚的越多，缴的税也越多，所以有得必有失。
- What you gain on the swings you may lose on the roundabouts.你在荡秋千时得到的东西，可能会在转弯处失去。

roundabout

adjective

/ˈraʊndəbaʊt/

[usually before noun]

not done or said using the shortest, simplest or most direct way possible迂回的；间接的；兜圈子的
- It was a difficult and roundabout trip.这是一次艰难而曲折的旅行。
- He told us, in a very roundabout way, that he was thinking of leaving.他拐弯抹角地对我们说他想走了。
- This is a roundabout way of saying that nothing has been accomplished.这是委婉之词，事情其实一无所成。
Collocations Dictionary
Roundabout is used with these nouns:
fashion
route
way
…

词汇	roundabout
释义	roundabout noun /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/ /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/ (British English)Idioms (North American English traffic circle, rotary) a place where two or more roads meet, forming a circle that all traffic must go around in the same direction（交通）环岛 At the roundabout, take the second exit.到环岛后，走第二个出口。 When entering a roundabout, give way to any traffic already on it.当进入环形交叉路口时，要给已经在上面的车辆让路。 Leave the roundabout at the second exit.在第二个出口处驶离环岛。 There was a lot of traffic on the roundabout.环行交叉路上车辆很多。 Wordfinder bypass carriageway diversion hard shoulder lane lay-by motorway road roundabout signpost see also mini-roundaboutTopics Transport by car or lorryb2 enlarge image (North American English merry-go-round) a round platform for children to play on in a park, etc. that is pushed round while the children are sitting on it（游乐设施）旋转平台 Topics Games and toysc1 (British English) (also merry-go-round British and North American English, carousel especially in North American English) a round platform with model horses, cars, etc. that turns around and around and that children ride on at a fairground（游乐设施）旋转平台 Idioms swings and roundabouts (British English, informal) used to say that there are advantages and disadvantages whatever decision you make（表示无论如何决定都有利有弊）有得必有失 If you earn more, you pay more in tax, so it's all swings and roundabouts.赚的越多，缴的税也越多，所以有得必有失。 What you gain on the swings you may lose on the roundabouts.你在荡秋千时得到的东西，可能会在转弯处失去。 roundabout adjective /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/ /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/ [usually before noun] not done or said using the shortest, simplest or most direct way possible迂回的；间接的；兜圈子的 It was a difficult and roundabout trip.这是一次艰难而曲折的旅行。 He told us, in a very roundabout way, that he was thinking of leaving.他拐弯抹角地对我们说他想走了。 This is a roundabout way of saying that nothing has been accomplished.这是委婉之词，事情其实一无所成。 Collocations DictionaryRoundabout is used with these nouns: fashion route way …
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